China’s coal boom is roaring back — 78GW of new coal plants last year is the highest for 18 years

By Jo Nova Does this look like a country that cares about carbon emissions? China is building scores of highly advanced ultra-supercritical coal plants. Last year the country ramped up construction of new coal plants, adding a gargantuan 78GW of new capacity. They added more new plants in a single year than they have any year since 2007. This feat was three times Australia’s entire coal fleet.…